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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roosevelt refuse to allow Moses?

2. Where does W. Kingsland Macy live?

3. What do the authorities investigate in the city ranks?

4. Which organization has proposed public parks on Long Island in the past?

5. What organization in New York City controlled by when Moses first arrives?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Moses manage to reestablish his dream to develop Long Island parks?

2. Why can Roosevelt not discharge Moses?

3. What clause did Moses find in the law?

4. How does Moses ensure that his park cannot be accessed by poor people?

5. How does Part 4, Chapter 21 show how Moses holds grudges?

6. How has Moses' ideas about power changed in Part 5, Chapter 25?

7. How does Moses win his legal battle against the Casino?

8. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

9. Descirbe Moses' time at Oxford.

10. How does Moses use his power in Part 4, Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Moses' relationship with the following people:

1) Franklin Roosevelt

2) Nelson Rockefeller

3) Alfred Smith

Essay Topic 3

In what way did Moses take advantage of the Great Depression? Why did the end of WWII mark a gradual decline in Moses' powerful hold over New York City?

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